Outline of manufacturing

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to manufacturing: Manufacturing – use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale.

Includes a range of human activity, from handicraft to high-tech, but most commonly refers to industrial production, where raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale.

Industrial Revolution Factory Taxonomy of manufacturing processes Manufacturing process management

Factory in 1958, photo by Paolo Monti